Magnetism and Electromagnetism Tutorial

This video provides an introduction to basic concepts in magnetism, including magnetic poles, magnetic fields, and electromagnets. It is a useful reference for many Science Buddies projects involving magnets, for example our Strength of an Electromagnet project: https://www.sciencebuddies.org/scienc...

Electromagnet kit: https://www.homesciencetools.com/prod...

Note: around the 2:30 mark of this video, the white end of the compass needle points towards the south pole of the magnet. The compass was accidentally re-polarized before the video was made. Normally, the RED end of a compass needle will point towards the south pole of a magnet (and Earth's geographic north pole).

Science Buddies also hosts a library of over 1,200 other free science fair "Project Ideas" for K-12 students, in a wide variety of topic areas from Astronomy to Zoology! Visit us at https://www.sciencebuddies.org/?ytid=... to see more Project Ideas for hands-on science and engineering.

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